Stirring-plow.



No. 686,426. Patented Nov. l2, l90l.

J SPECHT.

STIRRING PLOW.

(Application filed Jan. 28, 1901.]

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN SPECHT, 0F WOODLAKE, NEBRASKA.

STIRRING-PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 686,426, dated November12, 1901.

Application filed January 28, 1901- Serial No. 45,167. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it kllOWD that I, JOHN SPEOHT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Woodlake, in the county of Cherry and State of Nebraska,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Plows, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements instirring-plows; and the novelty resides in the pee uliarities ofconstruction and the combination and arrangemeut of parts hereinaftermore fully described and then particularly pointed out in the appendedclaims.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, withthe letters of reference thereon, form a part of this specification, inwhich- Figure l is a perspective view of a turningplow with myimprovements applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a view showing the shovelsdetached from the plow-beam. Fig. 3 is a View with the beam in section,showing a modified form; and Fig. 4 is a plan view of the beam carryingthe shovels and associated parts.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the severalviews.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, a designates astandard, which is designed to be detachably affixed to the plow-beam Ain any suitable manner. In the present instance I have chosen to show itas attached by means of a clasp or clamp or staple c, the ends of whichare screw-threaded and after passing through vertical slots a in thestandard and embracing the beam are provided with nuts and washers, asseen clearly in Fig. 3. By this means the standard is firmly clamped tothe beam, but is capable of vertical adjustment as occasion may require.This standard is formed with an offset a, as seen clearly in Fig. 3, soas to throw the lower end and the shovel e, carried thereby, on a linewith the point of the plow. The shovel e is pivotally mounted, as at c,on the lower end of the standard a, as seen best in Fig. 1.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, f is a bar pivotally mounted, as at f, onthe lower end of bolt 9 so that the bar g may be readily adjusted to andheld in any desired position.)

d represents shovels mounted upon the bar g, and although they may be ofany desired number I have chosen in this instance to show four, which isthe preferred number.

It is a red, the upper end of which is movable through an opening in abracket h, eX- tending laterally from the standard a, and its other endpivotally connected, as at W, with the bolt g as seen best in Fig. 2. his a spring around this rod and confined between collars h, as isclearly seen in Fig. 2.

It will be readily seen that the bar 9 and its shovels 61 may be turnedto any desired an gle or inclination with relation to the line of draftand that they will be regulated by the spring just described.

A plow constructed in accordance with the above description will befound most service able, the combing-shovels d and the shovel egathering and raking the weeds and stubble into a furrow in a mannerwell understood in the art.

What is claimed as new is I 1. A plow attachment comprising a standard,a bifurcated bar mounted on the lower end thereof; a bar pivotallymounted in the outer end of the bifurcated bar and carrying a pluralityof shovels and means passed through the bifurcated bar and engaging thelast-mentioned bar for holding the same in its adjusted position, as setforth.

.2. A plow attachment comprising a standard having a vertical slot,means passed through said slot for attaching it to a plowbeam, saidstandard having an offset to bring its lower end in line with the pointof the plow, and a shovel mounted upon the lower end of saidstandard, abar pivotally mounted on the lower end of the standard and abarpivotally mounted therein and carrying a pluand a spring interposedbetween the pivoted rality of combing-shovels substantially as debar anda bracket on the standard substan- 1o scribed. tially as described. 1

3. The combination of a standard, a bar ex- 5 tending laterally from thelower end thereof; JOHN SPECIH' a bar pivotally mounted therein andcarrying Witnesses: a series of combing-shovels, means for hold- A. S.HAND, ing the shovel-bar in its adjustedposition R. N. BRUCE.

